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Velvet Revolver axe Aussie tour for health reasons

Article from: The Daily Telegraph

By Kathy McCabe, Music Editor

November 30, 2007 01:45pm

AMERICAN rockers Velvet Revolver have postponed next week's Australian tour citing "health issues".

The band, formed by former Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland with Guns N? Roses legends Slash and Duff McKagan, had two concerts scheduled at the Enmore Theatre next Wednesday and Thursday.

They were forced to pull their dates in Japan when immigration officials refused their visa requests due to the criminal backgrounds of some of their members, particularly Weiland, who has a long history of battling drug addiction.

Neither the band?s record label SonyBMG nor Australian promoter KMW Productions were able to explain the last-minute change of heart by the band - with a spokeswoman saying Velvet Revolver management would not go into details about the mysterious health issues and which band members were afflicted.

Slash conducted interviews with Australian media yesterday and was excited about the band returning to Australia to perform.

The promoter is expected to release details about the rescheduling of the tour and refund of tickets later today.

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22847723-5001021,00.html

Doesn't seem like all is well in the VR land.


That suck big time for all those who had tickets.

well with Libertad tanking, Slash out touring with his book, and Duff talking about wanting back in GnR, what do you expect?

or maybe "health issues" means scott is back on the dope

I don't think it was that many people.  Apparently they aren't even selling out 3,000 seat arenas.  :confused:

true , Jim Bob . Still sucks for those that did have tickets . But hey maybe they can take their refunded money go buy Bas album and some beer and party.


maybe the health issue is slash's bad back from the house he supposedly got screwed over on.

I have tickets and was looking forward to seeing them again.  I will have to check out the promoters website for more info.

 :rofl: at that.

Seriously, it sucks though.  Something really isn't right in VR land.  Sorry to all those who had tix.

Sorry for all you Aussie fans.

First visas then health issues. In addition to the problems Slash has had recently, the law suit and lost luggage.


Thank God you don't need visas to play on the East Coast.




/jarmo

This band is falling apart at the seems, or so it's looking. Shame, I never got to see them. First the Japan dates get canceled, now the Aussie dates...

That is what health issues are for , sir.


All kidding aside this does suck for those who had tickets.

Where's this at?  I haven't read anything about that.

It was in a recent article for an Aussie site. 

I'm dying to know what "health reasons" means.

I hope "health reasons" aren't Scott falling back on the dope. I really believe he'll die if he ever gets back into it, and that would be a terrible loss of a great talent. But really any of the guys ... I hope they can stay clean, I root for them.

Anyone planning to see their New Year's show?

Fuck this. I was really looking forward to seeing them on Wednesday.
I was giving them the benefit of the doubt when the cancelled the Japan shows, but now with the Aussi ones it seems a bit too conveniant.
What the hell is wrong with this band? They had a poor selling album and now it seems like they are falling apart? Funny thing is that they are fucking over the fans who did buy their album.

I don't mean this in a sinister way but I hope it is actually health reasons that they are postponing this for, and not some bull shit reason like pride over ticket sales.



They are/were doing two shows at the Enmore- first sold out.

Scott back on  dope seems to make sense, remember that botched performance in  Alabama, where he messed up the words to Patience

From Velvetrevolver.com

Australian Tour Postponed Until Early 2008

11.29.07

Velvet Revolver regrettably announces that their Australian Tour which was due to kick off in Brisbane next Tuesday, has been postponed until early next year. The band is disappointed that they have to wait even longer to get to Australia, as they were extremely excited to play for their Australian fans. New Australian dates, expected to be between January and March of next year, will be announced on Monday.

This postponement also applies to the exclusive event for Harley-Davidson Australia that was scheduled for next Friday in Sydney, which was to be used as a showcase for the new 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycles.

That's it ???

damn that sucks for all you peeps down under.


I hate to say , but this seem like the death rattle for VR.

Damn that sucks.

But good for me too coz it gives me time to save up so I can fly over East to catch a few shows.? I was too cashstrapped to get there by December.

I'll be sad to see VR die. I wanted them to have at least one more album in them. I actually prefer Contraband to Libertad, although I love Libertad, I want to see them do at least one more balls out rock record. Even an EP/live album like GN'R Lies. The only way this is a good thing is if "classic" GN'R reforms from the ashes, but that would mean no Chinese Democracy ... and I don't know if I'd be pleased about that, either. I'd really miss Robin, too 8)

I know alot of people don't like Scott, but sometimes it seems as if people are willing him to get back on the dope. Whatever your views on drug addicts, him as a musician and so on, if you watch that VH1 VR thing you have to show the dude some respect for how he managed to turn his life around, save his marriage, get clean, get a new successful band and so on.

If someone did have 'health issues' wouldn't it be more likely to be Slash again?

Every tour he seems to start 'clean' and by the end something seems awry, then a few months later you find he's had a 'brief relapse but all is fine now'.

Probably just delaying it to allow for better sales anyway.

That really pisses me off, I hope my airfares and accomodation can be "postponed" !

agreed agreed.  And I hope that they do honour this aussie tour as soon as they can.  shame for all those who had bought tickets and expensive flights.  Hope the health issues are sorted out too, any time i hear a sniff of health probs or rehab in Vr, scott isnt the one I think of.  I hope this is no death rattle, I really enjoy VR live.

Damn... this is starting to frighten me... Just to picture myself not seeing them not even once! argh... let?s pray they will come safe to Europe.

They have announced a new show...right before they "postpone" the Australian tour?   :confused:

From Velvetrevolver.com

Dec 29th New Jersey Show Just Announced, Presale Tomorrow!

11.29.07

Velvet Revolver will play one show leading up to their New Year's show, at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, NJ. VR Fan Club members will have access to an exclusive presale beginning TOMORROW from 9am-9pm EST. We have great seats for this show, with all presale tickets in the FIRST TEN ROWS! If you're not already a member of the VR Fan Club and you want access to this presale, JOIN NOW!

It's pretty obvious the shows were postponed because they weren't selling well. Remember the shows in Europe that were canceled due to "scheduling conflicts" but were later confirmed by slash's webmaster as being canceled because they weren't profitable? I wouldn't be surprised if in the next couple of months that these shows are axed for good.

Something doesn't seem kosher with that!

I think the fans deserve to be given some idea why the shows are being postponed.  If it's really because they aren't profitable well that's a disgrace.  I highly doubt it's a drug relapse if they are still going to play shows at the end of December though. 

VR said the shows are being postponed for "health reasons".? The fans aren't owed any explanation beyond that ... and I really don't need or want to hear the details about Matt Sorum's hemorrhoid problem.




It sucks for the fans who had planned to go to these shows.

All I mean is that it doesn't look favorably upon the band when they are postponing shows in one place and adding them in another market.  I personally don't want to read any diatribe about Matt's ass either but lack of explanation leaves too much room for speculation.  People tend to be more sympathetic when they have an idea of what's going on.  :peace:

There's more....

Velvet Revolver, Paul Oakenfold, REO Speedwagon & more confirmed for Super Bowl parties

Megan Finnerty
The Arizona Republic
Nov. 30, 2007 12:00 AM

http://www.azcentral.com/ent/nightlife/articles/1130sb-buzz1202.html

I have to agree, there is more than one addict in that band without very much clean time. Though, it does suck for those that have made plans. They are starting to remind me of me when I don't want to go to work "fuck it, just call in".

If it was strictly about money or tickets not selling then they could use the old "scheduling conflicts" excuse or give no reason at all.  I wouldn't think they would use the term "health issues" lightly considering the speculation and rumors that starts.  Let's hope everyone is OK.

I?ll be so pissed off if they don?t do an european tour....

I'm wondering if its a tactic to delay the aussie shows until they can appeal the japan visa decision. Eventually they'll get back into japan, and in economic terms, even if they sold out its a long way to travel to Australia for not a lot of shows u can put on here. (Think same land mass as the usa except with hardly any cities)

It was the Australian media that reported the "health issues"... on Velvet Revolvers website, they do not give a reason.

How can you cancel shows from December 4-9 for "health issues" but play the show on December 12th?  The Universal City show is one of 3 shows still listed on their website.

Tick tick tick tick tick....

"This is the end, my only friend, the end..."

They refer to their current single as "The Last Night"  Whoops!

It seems to me like they are close to a deal with their Japanese Visas and it makes sense to do Japan and Australia at the same time

Or, you know - they're close to imploding and the shows just aren't selling that well to reasonably make the trek.

It's a shame but I think this whole illness thing is bullshit, you surely couldnt' be doing these other shows so close to the Aussie dates if it was true.

I'm sorry but with lack of further information its pretty easy to draw the conclusion that perhaps ticket sales and profitability of tour dates way down here is the real reason for the cancellation.

This fight could be the last fight.... :-\

Is this the end? ???

I'm leaning towards the Japan visa thing being the reason for the delay. It would be alot more economical for them to do both shows on the same trip. But if that's the case they should just say it is due to the visa thing, rather than just bull shitting, and now looking like asses for booking more shows.

If it is due to the face that ticket sales are poor, then fuck that. You book a tour, that's the risk you take. You make a commitment, you should honor it.
At least it sounds like the shows are being reschedualed. If they do cancell them then they are just going to piss off their remaining fan base who got tickets, and if sales are low then they shouldn't be trying to piss off the fans who are still supporting them.

"my only friend ... the end"

It's funny- they're still doing a lot of stuff on VH1 for the tour still. Running the ads for the shows and showing the making of Libertad and right now the South American tour doco is on.
It's annoying- it's making me pumped for what should be this Wednesdays show!

Well to be fair...if your sick its a motherfucker of a flight from the usa to australia..so i guess u might be well enough fpr a short journey and show but daunted by a massive leg across the world.

Also, to be fair, they haven't "axed" the tour. The tour has been postponed. Typical media bullshit, trying to sensationalise everything.

Has there been an official reason given?

No.





/jarmo

According to the website, they are rescheduling for 2008 and tickets bought will be valid for the shows then

I guess time will tell. According to Velvet Revolver's website... New Australian dates, expected to be between January and March of next year, will be announced on Monday.

So we will know on Monday. ;)

I thought they were going to Europe by those months... Oh well...

what a bummer! ?i hope it all gets ironed out and back on track. ?
i finally caught one of their shows late last summer and it was so fuckin' awesome i want all the fans who haven't seen them live yet not to miss out on an extraordinary experience. ?i'm so glad now that i didn't talk myself out of going because i couldn't afford it, it was a looong drive, etc. ?
i'm really leaning towards the idea that they want to coincide their international dates for economic reasons and i can understand not wanting to waste money. ?i'm rooting for them to do right by the japanese and aussie fans.

I read that interview and "Duff talking about wanting back in GNR" is just another example of a lameass interviewer playing the GNR reunion card.? There was NOTHING new or of substance in that interview especially in regards to Duff reuniting with GNR.? Its seriously pathetic that journalists can't come up with any new and/or relevant material when interviewing former members of GNR.?

it on blabbermouth..

AMERICAN rockers Velvet Revolver have postponed next week's Australian tour citing "health issues".
The band, formed by former Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland with Guns N? Roses legends Slash and Duff McKagan, had two concerts scheduled at the Enmore Theatre next Wednesday and Thursday.

They were forced to pull their dates in Japan when immigration officials refused their visa requests due to the criminal backgrounds of some of their members, particularly Weiland, who has a long history of battling drug addiction.

Neither the band?s record label SonyBMG nor Australian promoter KMW Productions were able to explain the last-minute change of heart by the band - with a spokeswoman saying Velvet Revolver management would not go into details about the mysterious health issues and which band members were afflicted.

Slash conducted interviews with Australian media yesterday and was excited about the band returning to Australia to perform.

The promoter is expected to release details about the rescheduling of the tour and refund of tickets later today.
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22847723-5001021,00.html

===========================

Whats this about? Poor ticket sales, Scott relapsing with his drug problem, or what?








Didnt see the other thread, sorry

couple of days old, hombre

http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/board/index.php?topic=49940.0

Now I'm really annoyed, my hotel won't change my booking as it's too close to the date and the friggin airline won't hold the fare! They want me to change my flights to a dummy date at $160 then change them again when the new dates are announced at another $160, what a pack of rip off merchants!
Guess I'll go to Sydney for 2 days and twiddle my thumbs then sit at home when VR decide to finally tour!

Undercover.com is saying February...

Velvet Revolver Shows Postponed

by Paul Cashmere - December 3 2007

Velvet Revolver's Australian tour has been put back until next February.

The tour was due to begin in Brisbane tomorrow night but illness has delayed the tour.

As part of the Australian tour, Velvet Revolver were to perform this Friday night at the launch of the new 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycle.

Tickets for the shows throughout December will be valid for the new shows in 2008.

 http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=3557

I talked to the promotors today and they said the new dates will be announced within 48 hours, they are not saying why the shows were postponed but Japan has nothing to do with it!

Health reasons sounds like a load of crap. Most likely want to do it economically and play after Japan.. which sucks for those who I know already got flights and accomodation. Glad I didn't waste my money.

Well, now I think we know what the "health reasons" are, don't we??

Yeah, and there are going to be a lot of headlines in Australia like this one...

Velvet Revolver Tour Postponed - Weiland Arrested!

04 December 2007

Listen up Slash fans! Dates for metal band Velvet Revolver's upcoming Australian tour have been postponed.

News broke last week that the tour had been postponed, however no reason was given at the time. Reports this week have revealed that singer Scott Weiland has been arrested for driving under the influence of drugs.

http://www.take40.com/action/newsdetail?articleId=13758

Has anyone seen the new dates?

The new dates haven't been announced yet

Weren't they supposed to be announced yesterday (Monday)?

Obviously something came up......


/jarmo

^ Guess it wasn't a lie promice or a guarentee.

Hope they are able to reschedule for march....vr is awesome live and i have tix....

http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=0d9eb13d-c651-439d-a2c0-7e6375be23a9&sid=fd-hot5-txt

Velvet Revolver hit the road in support of its hit album, Libertad, in August in Baltimore. The overseas dates proved the hardest to keep. After Japan ruled out a visit, Australia got shelved. The band announced last week that its five Down Under dates, scheduled to get rolling Tuesday, were being postponed until early next year. "Personal reasons"?unrelated to the Weiland arrest?were cited by band management on Monday for the delayed Australia concerts.

 ???

So there's more issues going on in the VR camp? ???


/jarmo

If you check my previous post the promotors told me the new dates should be announced within 48 hours which means they should be announced today! I'm not holding my breath though!

New Sydney dates announced today Sat 16th and Sun 17th February, not sure of any others just yet.

VELVET REVOLVER Bassist Says 'Exhaustion' Contributed To Australian Tour Postponement - Dec. 7, 2007

VELVET Revolver's Duff McKagan has promised their Australian fans they will tour Australia in February after suddenly postponing this week's visit after frontman Scott Weiland was busted for DUI.

The bassist also said "health issues'' had contributed to rescheduling the Australian tour.

Weiland's reps have said the singer, who has been down the wobbly road of arrests and rehab before, denies the allegations and will contest the DUI charge in a Los Angeles court on December 13.

McKagan said he was unsure if Weiland was prohibited from trvaelling after his arrest and suggested the postponement was more due to the mysterious health issues.

"We found out (the tour was off) when everybody found out,'' he said yesterday.

"That is the first time I have ever had to postpone a tour in my whole career so I'm really glad we have been able to get these new gigs organised.''

When pressed about the nature of illness believed to be affecting two band members, McKagan agreed it was partly due to an exhaustive international tour schedule this year.

"(Exhaustion) has a lot to do with it, it really does. There are a couple of issues health-wise that have been coming to a head and everything will be rectified. These guys are resilient.''

The band's Australian promoter is yet to confirm the new dates for the Velvet Revolver concerts at the Enmore Theatre.

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22886876-5012980,00.html

Two members?

Let's see, Duff is doing interviews and never mentioned being tired while Slash is flying around the world promoting his book. Those two don't seem exhausted.

Scott was arrested, that's a possible cause.

Dave Kushner exhausted? Maybe.

Matt Sorum?





/jarmo

What could Matt be tired from?   :hihi:

Who cares? I mean, it seems you need to respond and question every comment that comes from VR. I mean, illness happens on tours, right? I mean, Axl got sick a few times on the last tour, right? He cancelled some gigs at the last minute in the midwest, right? He had to end one of the london shows early, right? I didn't hear any comments about that from you. For someone that went to VR shows and now is constantly bashing them, i dont get it. VR is not my thing at all, but for people that like them, that's great. Just because they are not my thing, i am not gonna go out of my way and bash them.

Isn't this kinda contradictory? ?Duff knew there were "health issues" but they found out the tour was off when everybody else did?? ?:confused:

I think he is just saying he knew that whomever in the band he is talking about was ill or exhausted, not that he was aware it was going to affect the tour.

The Australian fans?

You?



It seems like you need to respond to every other post I make. If I was paranoid, I'd say you're following me around. Weird.


Yes, illness happens on tours. Yet their official web site never gave out any particular reasons for the canceled shows.

By the way, they weren't actually on tour when this illness occurred.



Different scenario.

I thought it was quite obvious, that when GN'R sent out a press release stating the show was canceled due to illness, it was different that having your singer arrested and then mentioning exhaustion in interviews.





No, you do something similar with GN'R on a GN'R fan site.

So please stop acting all mighty. :)



I also saw Adler's Appetite. Am I not allowed to comment on the fact that I think the canceled AA tours were a bit of a mess because of that?

You find all kinds of weird meanings in a lot of GN'R related things, yet when it comes to VR you see nothing wrong or out of order. That's somewhat puzzling to me.


It sucks for the fans that these shows were canceled and just like with Slash's "pneumonia" in 2001, maybe these fans will get to know the reason(s) one day.




/jarmo

dude, im not following you around, but i do find the need to respond to you to have some balance on this board. who ever disagrees with you, you either ban them, delete their posts, or mock their posts. i am not a VR fan at all. i havent gone to their shows like you and i dont need to defend them at all because i dont care. thing is, no matter what, you always want to tear them down. but even though i dont like them, i dont go out of my way to tear them down. and when i said "who cares," above, what i meant was, just leave them alone and stop jabbing at them. they are sick or whatever, so i said "who cares." stay out of their pool. like you say, and i really like this one, "Does VR piss in your cereal.?" Of course it sucks for the fans that will not to get to see them play that enjoy them. just like it sucked when gnr cancelled shows in 2001, 2002, 2006, and 2007 and the fans didnt get to see those shows.

/ibelieveinaxl

You? Balance? Amusing.

Plenty of people disagree with me. There's two kinds of people who disagree with me, the one who have to resort to insults (those usually get banned) and those who can present their opinion in a normal way.

You seem to turn to insults when you have nothing to say. Even if you tend to keep it private.


Yes, I occasionally use humor as a way to show how absurd some posts are. Like the guy who claimed I compared VR fans to nazis...  :rofl:




Why are you in this section?

I don't care about VR on certain levels, but I pay attention to what they say. Because so much of it has to do with the band this site is dedicated to.





People can like what band they wish. I couldn't care less if you listen to the Spice Girls or VR.

That's not the issue. Music is a matter of personal taste.


I merely comment on the things that make no sense to me. Things the public are told, or not told.



Did you read what Duff said? He even was unsure if Scott's arrest made it impossible for him to travel.

Now, that alone could've postponed the tour. But they didn't say that..... Instead it's blamed on these mysterious illnesses.

Hopefully they can get that cleared soon.




You say you're here to balance the situation. Well, maybe I'm doing the same along with a few other GN'R fans who don't believe everything that comes out of the VR camp?  :hihi:



Copycat.  :P



/jarmo

Copycat.? :P



/jarmo

yes, you got me there. i like that you put the "slash" next to your name. i definitely copied that. you should be flattered.

I'll even explain why!

It's like when you write a letter, you know by hand, you tend to sign it..... 

So it's like a signature thing, the end of the letter or in this case post, or in other cases a PM or an e-mail.

It became a habit over eleven years ago when I first got e-mail so now I do it automatically without thinking.....






/jarmo

hey, its all good. i thought it was cool, so i copied it. im guilty.

I wonder if both member have the same mystery illness?

It is really surprising that Duff did not get advanced notice that the tour was cancelled.  So he read it on the internet like the rest of us? :no:

Fri 02/15/08   South Bank, AUS  Brisbane Convention Centre   
 
Sat 02/16/08   Sydney, AUS  Enmore Theatre   
 
Sun 02/17/08   Sydney, AUS  Enmore Theatre   
 
Tue 02/19/08   West Melbourne, AUS  Festival Hall   
 
Wed 02/20/08   Adelaide, AUS  Thebarton Theatre   

%ibelieveinaxl

Are these dates confirmed?

It seems like you need to respond to every other post I make. If I was paranoid, I'd say you're following me around. Weird.


Yes, illness happens on tours. Yet their official web site never gave out any particular reasons for the canceled shows.

By the way, they weren't actually on tour when this illness occurred.



Different scenario.

I thought it was quite obvious, that when GN'R sent out a press release stating the show was canceled due to illness, it was different that having your singer arrested and then mentioning exhaustion in interviews.




/jarmo

I think it's the same as when Gn'r cancelled yours because of Buckethead's misterious illness... only not as bad... and at least VR aren't saying they only knew they had a tour because they found out about it later in the internet...

This is why maybe they should be more specific...


VELVET REVOLVER POSTPONE AUSTRALIAN TOUR

2007-12-10

VELVET REVOLVER have rescheduled their postponed Australian tour due to unspecified "health issues".

The rockers were scheduled to start dates Down Under last week (ends07Dec07), but will now head to Australia in February (08).  Of the health issues, bassist Duff McKagan says, "(Exhaustion) has a lot to do with it, it really does. There are a couple of issues health-wise that have been coming to a head and everything will be rectified." The news comes following revelations that guitarist Slash once had a pacemaker fitted to his heart.

In his new autobiography, Slash, the rock legend reveals, "There was a certain kind of a slow, impending doom with that. I was very uncomfortable and basically pretty miserable, but working through it for a while, and then finally decided to go to the doctor.  "The next thing you know, you know, I'm looking at, 'You're gonna die in six days to six weeks,' or whatever." Japanese dates have also been scrapped, but Christmas and New Year dates in America, including a New Year's Eve (31Dec07) concert in New York, will go ahead.

i doubt its slash having health problems seeing as he's been doing his book tour/promotion prety heavily.

It seems to me that Slash is probably taking care of himself these days since he's been clean and sober. I sure hope he stays that way.

I agree...but maybe that is why they should be more specific.